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Frida Kahlo: Her Photos

Frida Kahlo: Her Photos

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  • Author:Frida Kahlo
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Summary

When Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) died in 1954, her husband Diego Rivera asked the poet Carlos Pellicer to turn her family home, the fabled Blue House, into a museum。 Pellicer selected some paintings, drawings, photographs, books and ceramics, maintaining the space just as Kahlo and Rivera had arranged it to live and work in。 The rest of the objects, clothing, documents, drawings and letters, as well as over 6,000 photographs collected by Kahlo over the course of her life, were put away in bathrooms that had been converted into storerooms。 This incredible trove remained hidden for more than half a century, until, just a few years ago, these storerooms and wardrobes were opened up。 Kahlo's photograph collection was a major revelation among these finds, a testimony to the tastes and interests of the famous couple, not only through the images themselves but also through the telling annotations inscribed upon them。 Frida Kahlo: Her Photos allows us to speculate about Kahlo's and Rivera's likes and dislikes, and to document their family origins; it supplies a thrilling and hugely significant addition to our knowledge of Kahlo's life and work。

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Reviews

Debra

Very scholarly essays to describe Kahlo's life as related to photography preface each section。 The book contains both her photos and her father's (of course) as well as others found in her collection。 Although some of the photos show Kahlo's real-life struggles, many more show a happier side with friends and family。 Others document her travels。 It was intriguing to see the photos she altered with lipstick kisses, notes, or by tearing or cutting away portions。 This book is a great addition to my Very scholarly essays to describe Kahlo's life as related to photography preface each section。 The book contains both her photos and her father's (of course) as well as others found in her collection。 Although some of the photos show Kahlo's real-life struggles, many more show a happier side with friends and family。 Others document her travels。 It was intriguing to see the photos she altered with lipstick kisses, notes, or by tearing or cutting away portions。 This book is a great addition to my Frida collection。 。。。more

Alicia Esparza

La principal atracción fueron las fotografías ineditas con la historia de vida y sufrimiento de esta mujer。

Paulien

4,5/5

Victor Amaya

Muy buen libro, hay datos de ella que desconocía totalmente y hasta ahora con este libro los supe

Meghann Oliver

A MUST read for Frida fans。

Claudia

So many stunningly beautiful, many of which I have never seen。 Just beautiful

Miguel Ángel

Un libro con una perspectiva diferente sobre la vida de Frida, donde no te afirman los sucesos que acontecieron para formar a dicha personalidad, sino que muestra evidencia para sacar conclusiones que de igual forma puede ser rechazada。 Quien es amante de esta mujer puede estar seguro que este libro no es otro intento de biografía。

Ylenia

This is an incredibly intimate collection of photos from Frida and Diego's archive。 Some of them were breath taking and I was fascinated throughout the whole experience。 This is an incredibly intimate collection of photos from Frida and Diego's archive。 Some of them were breath taking and I was fascinated throughout the whole experience。 。。。more

Maria

For the Kahlo enthusiast, here are many never before seen photographs from the artist's personal collections。 For the Kahlo enthusiast, here are many never before seen photographs from the artist's personal collections。 。。。more

Erik

Very interesting and gorgeous photos。 To look thru several decades of intimate photos in or around her life felt heavy and I had to stop in the middle to resume it the next day。 Im glad that I finished it and I am richer for it。

l。

Vaguely interesting。 The essays are garbage though。

Sandee

Some essays in this book refer to the term "voyeuristic。" As a fan of Frida, I felt that this photo collection is extremely intimate。 It is like sitting down with an old friend and going through their photo album with them。 You get a chance to see the moments and the people that are significant to them。 Perhaps get a chance to see an emotion expressed in a moment。 Frida's painting are already intimate and a window in to her soul。 These pictures are an added layer and any fan of Frida would love Some essays in this book refer to the term "voyeuristic。" As a fan of Frida, I felt that this photo collection is extremely intimate。 It is like sitting down with an old friend and going through their photo album with them。 You get a chance to see the moments and the people that are significant to them。 Perhaps get a chance to see an emotion expressed in a moment。 Frida's painting are already intimate and a window in to her soul。 These pictures are an added layer and any fan of Frida would love this beautiful book。 You also get a chance to see not only her personal collection, but there are quite a few that reveal "Frida the photographer" which is just as extraordinary。 。。。more

Uriel Soto

"México está como siempre, desorganizado y dado al diablo, sólo le queda la inmensa belleza de la tierra y de los indios"Puede que las fotografías que se encuentran aquí sean bastante corrientes pero, al menos a mí, la mayoría me parecieron maravillosas。 "México está como siempre, desorganizado y dado al diablo, sólo le queda la inmensa belleza de la tierra y de los indios"Puede que las fotografías que se encuentran aquí sean bastante corrientes pero, al menos a mí, la mayoría me parecieron maravillosas。 。。。more

Prachi Khetan

She was an icon and this book conveys beautifully。

Michael Perkins

Along with these wonderful photographs, more of what has been revealed in recent years。。。。https://www。vam。ac。uk/articles/unlock。。。 Along with these wonderful photographs, more of what has been revealed in recent years。。。。https://www。vam。ac。uk/articles/unlock。。。 。。。more

Sarah

Much better, mostly photos with minimal analysis in each section。

Ellie

If perusing someone's personal library is a way to understand their inner world, browsing the photo archive of one of 20th century's most important artistic figures is a bonanza for understanding the visual world from which their art came。 And surprisingly enough, we didn't have access privilege to her visual archive until recently。 This book shows it for the first time, divided in several sections ("Mother", "Father", "Casa Azul", "The Broken Body", "Political Action", etc), encompassing family If perusing someone's personal library is a way to understand their inner world, browsing the photo archive of one of 20th century's most important artistic figures is a bonanza for understanding the visual world from which their art came。 And surprisingly enough, we didn't have access privilege to her visual archive until recently。 This book shows it for the first time, divided in several sections ("Mother", "Father", "Casa Azul", "The Broken Body", "Political Action", etc), encompassing family pictures, photographs taken of her, by her, given to her。 For someone who so carefully crafted her image in so many ways, who made herself into a character of a larger story that is only partially contained in her art, the archive is an indispensable tool for understanding Frida as a work of art herself。I've always wondered why she wasn't a photographer to the degree she was a painter。 Her father and grandfather were, after all, and she had a close relationship with some of the most important photographer artists who put in motion the post-revolutionary Mexican cultural renaissance。 And let’s not forget the powerful role photography played in the Mexican social and political upheavals of the early 20th century。 However, even though much photographed, even though her large public persona was so much due to the photographs of her, we didn't have any pictures she actually took。 This book reveal just a little in this respect。 She only signed three of them, in 1929; for others it's safe to attribute to her as they follow themes and visual strategies of her art。 Still, the collection is important not just for any evidence of her own photographic skills, or for the little known family pictures。 They were revealing, too, in showing her ability to understand how an image works at a very early age: in her childhood intuitive posing, in the awareness of her gaze, in her father's numerous introspective self-portraits it is easy to spot the artistic style she developed or acquired from her heritage before she even called herself an artist。 One group photo of her mother's family shows, for example, the Victorian dress we see in her self-portrait "Las Dos Fridas"。 In the later photos others took of her or gave to her (by Brassai, Modotti, Weston, Ray) we can find not just motifs we know from her paintings later, but also inspiration and influence。 Photography was just inextricably intertwined with her art and her self。In sum, this book should be the number 1 tool for all Frida Kahlo researchers。 However, it is of enormous interest to all her admirers as an artist, woman and intellectual figure。 A crucial piece in the puzzle called Frida。 。。。more

reading is my hustle

LOVED this- the text was as informative as the photos。 I want to own it。